Prison Mathematics Project- Essay Project: The Value of Higher Education Within Prisons by Rory Andes Rory Andes, 10 years In a prison, the hunger for education is without limits. The science and statics of evidence-based programming like education is irrefutable. Prison and public policy both reference its importance. However, access to it has to …
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112 Days – Prison to President Bidens Sister
112 Days – Prison to President Bidens Sister 112 days ago I was sitting inside a prison cell wondering if all the work I did up to that point meant anything. I finally feel like I can talk about it. All the long hours studying. The tears falling from my body in angst as …
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I See You…
I See You… by Rory Andes I was recently told by a staff member of himself, “It doesn’t take anything to be a decent person.” These are words to live by. In all of the hardships of prison in general, and during Covid specifically, there are the occasional staff members within the prison who really …
An Increase In Contempt…
An Increase In Contempt… In the Covid Isolation Unit of the prison I’m currently housed in, they are bringing people in everyday who’ve tested positive. With the increase in population comes a higher incident of needs by the elderly, ill and uninformed. All of us were uprooted and shoved into this unfamiliar situation. For some …
Medical Information…
Medical Information… What would you do if your private medical information went to a total stranger? What if your lab results were mailed to the guy who lives two doors down from you? What if your radiological report was dropped off to the lady at the checkout of your grocery store? What if the medications …
Occasional Abuses and Routine Deliberate Indifference
Occasional Abuses and Routine Deliberate Indifference It’s real hard to stay diverted from the “Us vs. Them” dichotomy that comes with convict thinking when we suffer occasional abuses and routine deliberate indifference from those in charge of our daily needs. In the course of this Covid mismanagement, we were stripped of all our regular comforts …
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Watching Them Grow…
Watching Them Grow… By Rory Andes Growth and change aren’t mandated in prison, but it should be… There’s a strange thing about seeing anyone after a decade, but in prison, it’s far beyond just watching them grow. I recently ran into a kid, a man now, named Robbie who I met in county jail ten …
Conservatives Consistently Miss Opportunities…
Conservatives Consistently Miss Opportunities… by Rory Andes When it comes to the conservatives’ right leaning views on the criminal justice system, they consistently miss opportunities to be true to the values that they preach. They want safer communities (we all do), but refuse to make the governmental systems that manage it more accountable and cost …
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Believing In Those That Are Incarcerated
The Best People I Know Are Currently or Formerly Incarcerated When I left prison in November of this last year I did so with conviction that I was going to make a difference in this world. I wasn’t alone. I made commitments to 4 people, all 3 of which are these amazing people that …
If You Are Unhappy With Yourself, What Can You Do About, What Are You Doing About It?
What do you do if you are unhappy with yourself? I hear people all the time who are unhappy with their lives in many ways. It is sad to witness. They are unhappy about their jobs, weight, marriages, cars, appetites, body image, status, etc. and the one thing I consistently ask myself is “What are …